Tag: peruse
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Time sink
Word of the Day: Time sink Definition of Time Sink A time sink is an activity or task that takes up a lot of your time, often more than you expect or want. It is something that absorbs your attention, energy, and, of course, time, but in the long run may not give you very much in return. When you…
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Moot point
Word of the Day: Moot point The term moot point is one of those tricky ones with two completely different meanings depending on the context of the situation. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out my entry for peruse, and you’ll see what I mean. Anyway, a moot point can be an…
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Peruse
Word of the Day: Peruse Today’s word is a nice little one to enhance your vocabulary. Peruse can have two opposite meanings. First, it can mean to read something very lightly or to look through something quickly. When I was a high school student, one of my teachers would assign reading for English literature classes.…
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Flip through
Word of the Day: Flip through (something) People often flip through reading material such as books, magazines, or work documents. When we flip through something, we do not spend a lot of time reading it. We look at the pictures, peruse the writing, and then turn the pages. In almost every dentist’s office I have…
